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Damping Ratio Measurement Techniques

This document describes a method to experimentally determine the damping ratio of a vibrating cantilever beam using log decrement. It involves using an oscilloscope to measure the vibration amplitudes of the beam over time as it oscillates. The 1st and 15th amplitudes, x1 and x15, are used to calculate the log decrement δ, from which the damping ratio ζ can be determined using the equation relating δ and ζ. MATLAB and Excel can be used to acquire the vibration amplitude data from the oscilloscope and determine x1 and x15.

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Damping Ratio Measurement Techniques

This document describes a method to experimentally determine the damping ratio of a vibrating cantilever beam using log decrement. It involves using an oscilloscope to measure the vibration amplitudes of the beam over time as it oscillates. The 1st and 15th amplitudes, x1 and x15, are used to calculate the log decrement δ, from which the damping ratio ζ can be determined using the equation relating δ and ζ. MATLAB and Excel can be used to acquire the vibration amplitude data from the oscilloscope and determine x1 and x15.

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Determine Damping Ratio Using

Experimental Method

EMCH 330, Fall 2015


Guest lecturer: Zhenhua Tian
Background
 Log decrement is defined as
x1
δ = ln
x2
 And it’s related to damping ratio as x1&x2: consecutive amplitudes of
vibration displacement
x1 2πζ
δ = ln =
x2 1−ζ 2
 If we can experimentally acquire the amplitudes x1
and x2, log decrement δ is determined; and then
damping ratio ζ can be determined.

Acquiring Determining δ as Determining ζ with


x1 2πζ
x1 and x2 δ = ln δ=
x2 1− ζ 2

2
Experimental Method
 To increase accuracy, we actually use the 1st and
the mth amplitudes to determine the damping ratio
1  x1 
δ= ln  
x1 M − 1  xM 
1 x2 x15
0.5
Time (sec)

-0.5

-1
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Time (sec)

 Now the question is how to get the vibration data?


3
Experiment: Acquiring the Vibration Data
 Oscilloscope
– Measure electrical signal
– Data recording

Initial
displacement
 Cantilever beam
– Vibration object

 Piezoelectric element
x3 x2
Electrical Mechanical
ε1 = d 31E3 signal deformation
_
V
_ _ ε 2 = d 32 E3
+ E3 P3
x1
+ +
EMCH 575 (2016 Spring, Dr. Yu)
Adaptive Materials and Smart Structures

4
Data and Vibration Analysis
x1 = 22.0
x15 = 9.8

20
Amplitude (V)

-20

0 0.5 1 1.5
Time (sec)

1  x  1  22.0  δ2
δ == ln  1  = ln   0.0578 ζ = = 0.0091
M − 1  xM  15 − 1  9.8  4π + δ
2 2

5
Using Matlab To Acquire x1,x2
Read .csv file using Matlab

Put the csv file in the same folder where you save your Matlab program

X: 2356
30 Y: 22.02

20 X: 4882
Y: 9.796
10

-10

-20

-30

-40
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000

6
Using Excel To Acquire x1,x2

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